September 17, 2018 / / Comments Off on Thanks For Coming Out To The Fall Community Bike Ride!

On behalf of all of us at Lawrence Central Rotary, a big thank you!

On Saturday we hosted the 2nd ride of our "Community Bike Ride" initiative. In spite of warm weather, overlap with the KU football game, and a variety of other options, we were able to total 79 participants (by counting the waivers). We had another successful helmet giveaway – as well as providing neon safety vests and shirts.

For the year (both rides), we had 247 participants, we gave away 107 helmets, 98 vests, and 105 shirts (with shirt and vest totals only limited by our inventory). And, importantly, we had another successful year without injuries. We heard multiple people share that it was "…my first time on this trail!" and more than one family share that they were back with kids who had graduated from our training-wheel takeoff clinic (that Jane Huesemann leads).

Speaking for the group – each time we help fit a child (or adult) with a helmet – provide them with a bright (neon) vest or bright shirt – we know we are proactively promoting well being (safety). It means a lot to us – and we could not pull this off without your help.

Below is a gallery of pictures (thank you Lynn O'Neal, Tobin Neis, and the folks at Friends of Lawrence Area Trails). Our fall ride that started at the Haskell Stadium parking lot and went up along the Burroughs Creek trail and back.

We are looking forward to coming back in 2019 and we hope you choose to be along for the ride!

September 4, 2018 / / Comments Off on Lawrence Fall Community Bike Ride Set for Sept 15th

We've reserved the space, got the sponsors, now we need you to come out and enjoy our second 2018 Lawrence Community Bike Ride.

Here's what we've got on tap for this year's event from 10:00-12:00 at the Haskell Indian Nations Stadium parking lot:

Family Friendly Bike Ride With Safety

Kids Helmet fitting

Safety Vest Giveaway

Training Wheel Takeoff Area

Bike Checkup & Maintenance area

Healthy Snack Zone provided by The Merc

The always popular Lawrence Kids Calendar Kids Inflatable Zone!

The ride will be on Lawrence's Burroughs Creek Trail which is a great, smooth concrete multi-use path that is wonderful for beginners as well as seasoned riders to have a safe place to ride and enjoy Lawrence's Eastside.

Thanks to all our sponsors these annual events just get better and better.

All riders must fill out a release you can download one from this LINK.

September 4, 2018 / / Comments Off on Lawrence’s Ashton Lambie Sets new American & World Records

Photo by Andrew Owen White

Repost from LJworld.com

A Lawrence resident has set a new American and world cycling record as a part on an international competition.

Ashton Lambie broke the American record and set a new unofficial world record in the individual pursuit on the third day of the Pan-American Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico at the Bicentennial Velodrome last weekend.

Moments after Gavin Hoover set the American Record in the event, Lambie responded by doing even better. He recorded a time of 4:07.25, which shattered the previous World Record of 4:10.534 set by Australian Jack Bobridge in 2011. Taylor Phinney previously held the American Record with a time of 4:15.16 before Hoover posted a time of 4:14.2.

“This is an absolutely stunning achievement and the world should get to know Ashton Lambie,” said Derek Bouchard-Hall, President and CEO of USA Cycling, in a release from USA Cycling.

Individual pursuit is a type of cycle race that occurs on a track and features two riders competing head-to-head but also for time.

Lambie first represented USA Cycling at the 2017 Pan-American Championships after winning the Individual Pursuit and placing second in the Omnium and Points race earlier in the summer at his first-ever Track National Championship. Lambie represented Team USA in several World Cups, including the 2018 UCI Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in March where he placed seventh in the Individual Pursuit.

“It’s incredibly humbling to think about this past year up to today,” Lambie said. “It’s been a lot of hard work, but trusting the process and making the right decisions day to day makes all the difference. The support from my family, the team and my coach has been so important. It’s amazing to have this result. I’m thankful as well to USA Cycling for all the support.”

August 21, 2018 / / Comments Off on LDCMPO Needs Your Help – How comfortable do you feel bicycling in Lawrence?

The Lawrence – Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is updating the Countywide Bikeway Plan. The plan will reconcile the various existing bicycle related plans into one vision for the future of bicycling in Lawrence-Douglas County. Help lay the foundation for work over the next five years to improve bicycling.

In this survey, we will ask you to view and respond to your comfort bicycling on various types of bikeways. The survey has pictures of various bicycle facilities embedded, but if you want to review all facility types in one handout click here.

This survey is for bicycling in Lawrence. If you want to take the survey about Eudora, Baldwin City, or Lecompton click here.

August 13, 2018 / / Comments Off on Volunteers needed for bicyclists and pedestrian counts

Volunteers needed for bicyclists and pedestrian counts

Volunteers are needed to manually count bicyclists and pedestrians at several locations across Lawrence, Eudora, and Baldwin City in September. The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, with the help of volunteers, will be conducting bicycle and pedestrian counts on:

Volunteers will be taught the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project method created by Alta Planning and Design and the Institute of Transportation Engineers by watching a 4-minute training video.

Data collected on bicycling and walking will assist city and regional leaders in estimating usage and demand for bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The counts will also be used to track the region’s progress on increasing the use of non-motorized transportation, strengthen grant applications to leverage additional federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects, evaluate existing projects, and help determine the location of future investments.